Lap 17: Interestingly, the gap between Rubens and
Ralf seems to have stabilised at around 11.5 seconds.

Lap 16: Button however seems to be holding up
those behind with Montoya only a second behind him and Raikkonen under 2
seconds behind. Trulli and Coulthard are not that far behind.

Lap 15: The 2 Ferraris are close at the front,
Ralf is 11 seconds behind, Fisichella is 21 seconds behind, Massa is 24
seconds behind and Button is 29 seconds behind. It is fairly spaced out
now.

Lap 14: The closest fight remains between Montoya
and Raikkonen with just 0.5 seconds between them but overtaking is almost
impossible here so it will be during the pit stops if Raikkonen has a
chance. But it is exciting watching them that close!

Lap 13: Barrichello now leads Michael by 1.3
seconds. Ralf Schumacher is 11.5 seconds behind while Fisichella is 18.9
seconds behind. Looks like the Ferrari will lap everyone this race!!

Race Start: Barrichello has a good start, Michael
keeps second and Ralf keep third. Montoya has a bad start and he is down
in 7th!

Race Start ... Lights ... GO!

Cars arrive back at the grid!

Formation lap underway ... all the cars (including
Barrichello who had problems in the last 2 races) get away cleanly!

Sadly Arrows won't take part in this race as they
continue to find a way out of their financial problems. Alex Yoong has
been replaced by Anthony Davidson who has qualified in 20th. Formation
lap in 1 minutes.

The track temperature is currently at 30 degrees while
the air temperature is at 28 degrees. Formation lap in 3 minutes.

The Ferraris however dominated all weekend and given
that they are starting from 1st and 2nd places, only reliability problems
will stop them from winning this race and clinching the Constructors'
title. Formation lap in 6 minutes.

Given the nature of this track, it is almost impossible
to overtake and a good start will be crucial for a good result. Pit stop
strategies play an important role as well. Formation lap in 8 minutes.

Rubens Barrichello starts from Pole alongside him on the
front row is his team-mate Michael Schumacher. Ralf Schumacher starts from
3rd with Juan Pablo Montoya alongside him. Giancarlo Fisichella in the
Jordan will be starting from 5th on the grid with Jarno Trulli next to
him. Felipe Massa starts from 7th with his team-mate Nick Heidfeld
alongside him and Jenson Button and David Coulthard make up the 5th row. Formation
lap in 10 minutes.

The pit exit has now closed and all the drivers have
managed to get onto the grid. Formation lap in 15 minutes.

The pit exit has opened and the drivers have 15 minutes
to take their position on the grid. The drivers usually run a shakedown
lap and head back into the pits for a final check before parking their
cars on the grid. Formation lap in 30 minutes.

Formation lap starting at 2:00 PM
local time. It is mostly sunny with an air temperature of
28 degrees.